In celebration of what Mad Men would, of course, lovingly call Secretary’s Day, AMC is out with a Twitter image featuring Peggy and Joan who once were, but no longer are, secretaries on the series.
It’s a curious move but hey, they’re bigger stars and much more well known then the current stars on the show so it’s all good.
It's Secretary's Day—the more politically correct name is Administrative Professionals' Day. And Mad Men, its feet still set firmly in the '60s, is wishing you a very happy former (with a hashtag nod to the latter).
In a curious move, the AMC show's Twitter account is celebrating the occasion with a photo featuring two former secretaries, Joan and Peggy. Why not use current secretaries Dawn and Shirley, both of whom had interesting arcs in this Sunday's episode?
Did they pick our two female leads from Sterling Cooper & Partners deliberately to show that you too can move up the ranks from secretary (administrative professional) to account man (Joan) or copy chief (Peggy)?
Companies across the globe have long tried to attract viewers to live Internet broadcasts, with X-rated sites the only real success stories. China appears to have cracked the code.
It was the clearest statement on the merger from Netflix, nearly two months after it agreed to pay Comcast for a more direct connection to the cable operator’s Internet backbone.
A lot of people will be watching to see how the Supreme Court rules over the legality of Aereo because of what it could mean for the broader media ecosystem.
The Knight Foundation plans to give money to the PBS series “How We Got to Now” to create a site aimed at encouraging idea-sharing among civic leaders, urban planners, designers and others.
A battle for filmmaking tax credits has begun in several states — including in California, the home of Hollywood — and has led to cutbacks in others like Maryland.
If DirecTV is trying to position its Wireless Genie Mini device as a high-tech toy for doofy bros who view women as puppets—mission accomplished!
Perhaps that's a tad harsh or too literal. Still, there's something unnerving about these new ads from Grey New York, directed by Bryan Buckley, featuring a life-size blonde marionette. In one ad, she struggles with her wires while pouring lemonade for a pair of DirecTV-lovin' dudes. In a second spot, our heroine dangles from the bedroom ceiling in a sexy negligee, concerned her human beau is more attracted to DirecTV.
Self-conscious oddness is the obvious goal, and the campaign certainly works on that level. Even so, there's a touch of mean-spiritedness that doesn't sit right. The puppet is the most appealing part of these commercials, and it's easy to sympathize with her plight. This, in turn, kind of keeps me from feeling good about the Wireless Genie itself, which lets multiple TVs share HD-DVR programming over WiFi (so first-worlders won't trip over unsightly wires and fall flat on their Google Glass).
Cut those cords and free yourself, my wooden sister! Today, there are so many ways for a marionette to be fulfilled—like rapping for JCPenney or blogging for Target. Don't let some half-wit string you along!
CREDITS Client: DirecTV Campaign: "Marionettes" Agency: Grey, New York Chief Creative Officer: Tor Myhren Executive Creative Director: Dan Kelleher Vice Presidents, Creative Directors: Doug Fallon, Steven Fogel Art Director: Marques Gartrell Copywriter: Kim Nguyen Agency Executive Producer: Andrew Chinich Agency Producer: Lindsay Myers Agency Music Producer: Zachary Pollakoff Account: Chris Ross, Beth Culley, Anna Pogosova, Aaron Schwartz, Meredith Savatsky Production Company: Hungry Man Director: Bryan Buckley Executive Producer: Mino Jarjoura Producer: Rachel Curl Production Supervisor: Colette Findley Director of Photography: Scott Henriksen Editor: Tom Scherma, Cosmo Street Assistant Editor: Dave Otte, Cosmo Street Editorial Executive Producer: Maura Woodward. Cosmo Street Editorial Producer: Heather Richardson, Cosmo Street Visual Effects: The Mill Visual Effects Executive Producer: Sue Troyan, The Mill Visual Effects Producer: Anastasia Von Rahl, The Mill Casting Director, Los Angeles: Kathy Knowles, Kathy Knowles Casting Casting Director, New York: Fay Shumsey, Fay Erin Casting Audio Mixer: Tom Jucarone, Sound Lounge
Having watched a couple of horror films on the cable channel FEARnet (currently on FiOS at least) over the weekend, figured why the hell not ride the blood-soaked waves and mention this little promo from the network, which to be honest offers a great slate of old-school, cult and slasher films mixed with a total bevy of garbage. Still, us horror fans can’t play choosers in this and so we support whatever medium the genre gets exposed. Above is a brief promo as part of a new TV image campaign for FEARnet from L.A.-based Stun Creative’s graphics/animation division, Buster, which tries to offer a quick manual on the do’s and dont’s of horror films. Think Jamie Kennedy‘s character Randy in the first couple of Scream films and there you have it. Don’t worry, as long as idiots still won’t listen, the genre will be very much alive and kicking. Credits after the jump.
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